In this thesis we identify and obtain structural results for two different problems that are motivated by electronic commerce infrastructure and bundling of information goods. Strategic implications of implementing a priority pricing scheme in an ATM-like network owned by a single firm is the...

Motivated by a production planning problem in an actual global manufacturing network, we examine the impact of exchange-rate uncertainty ... namely the volatility in and correlations among exchange rates ... on the choice of various optimal production policies and the conditions which lead to...

This paper investigates the relationship between market conditions and the value and use of sourcing flexibility for service processes. We develop and analyze a series of models, and we derive expressions for the optimal switching decision, the value of the option to outsource, the value of the...

Artemisinin combination therapy, the most effective malaria treatment today, is manufactured from an agriculturally derived starting material Artemisia annua. Artemisinin, the main ingredient in malaria medicines, is extracted from Artemisia leaves and used in the production of medicine for...

We study mechanisms that encourage manufacturers of global health products to build production capacity. This is particularly important for health products manufactured for low- and middle-income country (LMIC) markets where willingness to pay is lower and demand risks are greater. As a result,...

Problem Definition: Edible but cosmetically substandard produce (imperfect produce) is often not sold in stores, leading to substantial food waste. The commercialization of imperfect produce constitutes a promising lever to tackle food waste. This study investigates how a grocery retailer should...

Invoices from tier-1 suppliers to the downstream anchor manufacturer can be tokenized onto a blockchain. The tier-1 suppliers are then able to split and transfer the tokens to their own (tier-2) suppliers, enabling deep-tier suppliers to sell tokens and access financing at more affordable rates...

Agricultural businesses face several critical challenges today posed by a growing population, poor socio-economic status of farmers in much of the world, and increasing environmental and sustainability concerns. These challenges are inherently related to analytics in farm-to-fork operations and...